MossyFeathers
@MossyFeathers@pawb.social
- Comment on Marine Scientists 21 hours ago:
The gun isn’t for what’s outside.
- Comment on aerodynamics 1 week ago:
Even though you already got your answer, yes. Yes they are lmao. All I was trying to say, however, was that it’s not exactly fair to compare “creatures” that exist in two different mediums.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
No. He was trying to kill you. Imo any amount of force and any target is justified in that kinda situation. Even if you managed to slice off his balls it’d be justified imo. Granted, if he disengages and you feel safe, then you should stop; I’m just saying that, in the moment, I’m not sure I would have felt safe enough to let him disengage.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Seems justified. If anything you practiced restraint by not killing him. If I was in your place I’m not sure I would have stopped because I’d be too scared that the wound wasn’t enough and that he might get up at any moment and start attacking me again.
- Comment on aerodynamics 1 week ago:
Well… duh? A fairer comparison would be the cow vs jeep. A sea creature vs something designed for land isn’t that great of a comparison because water is thick enough that you’re going to need some kind of aerodynamic (fluodynamic?) adaptation to survive. Air is thin enough that evolution can sacrifice some aerodynamics for other traits.
- Comment on Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy 1 week ago:
Bro. I like the idea of introducing non-latin characters into the English alphabet, but holy shit that’s basically unreadable lmao.
- Comment on It hurts me. 2 weeks ago:
Wait, is this real? The summary makes it sound like carbon monoxide, in small doses, is actually a good thing and necessary for our bodies. Is that true? Is it possible for someone to die from an internal CO build-up as a result of an overactive metabolism or something?
- Comment on iPod fans evade Apple’s DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era games 2 weeks ago:
That’s great. But how long until I can play Balatro on my iPod Classic?
(I love that indie devs occasionally port their games to nonsensical or obsolete platforms)
- Comment on The great outdoors 2 weeks ago:
I’m confused, I only see supports for two lower limbs; but what’re you supposed to do with your tail? Just let it drag on the ground? Nah, hammocks are supposed to keep you off the ground. What a shitty hammock.
- Comment on The Genesis of a joke. 2 weeks ago:
Not really, Genesis was one of my favorite bands growing up, and they still have some of my favorite albums. I knew it was just a meme, but I couldn’t pass up a chance to share my opinion on the Gabriel vs Collins debate lol
- Comment on The Genesis of a joke. 2 weeks ago:
People like to split Genesis into Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins eras, but the truth is that Genesis should be split into Steve Hackett vs Tony Banks. Hackett’s departure from Genesis was the final nail in the Genesis prog-coffin and it’s when the band started shifting from prog to pop.
The composition shift becomes obvious when you compare The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering with albums like …And Then There Were Three, ABACAB and Duke. The former group, consisting of a “Gabriel” album + the first two “Collins” albums, sound very similar; enough so that I’ve seen people mistakenly associate Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering with Gabriel despite being voiced by Phil Collins. This is because Hackett’s guitar was still present and Gabriel, planning for the possibility of his departure, had been singing with Collins backing him, so the vocal shift wasn’t as obvious.
Meanwhile, the latter group (…and Then There Were Three, ABACAB and Duke) came after Hackett’s departure and are much more synth driven. Furthermore, they begin to shift to a more pop-driven sound as Tony Banks’ synths take over and no longer need to share the soundstage with Hackett’s guitar.
As such, the Gabriel-Collins debate is misframed and should instead be Hackett-Banks.
That said, I thoroughly enjoy most of Genesis’ releases, even including Invisible Touch and We Can’t Dance (though I’ve never tried to listen to From Genesis to Revelation or Calling All Stations). Treat Hackett and Banks’ albums like separate bands that just coincidentally happen to share the same name and band members, and you’ll enjoy them way more.
- Comment on damn, must've just missed him 3 weeks ago:
Fun fact, if I’m not mistaken many octopuses can not just change color, but also change shape to mimic their environment. In other words, an octopus trying to mimic a brick would not just take on the texture of the brick, but also the shape.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
I swear I’ve come across an indie game that had great thunderstorms, but I can’t remember what it was for the life of me.
That said, imo The Sims as a series has had good thunderstorms. Being outside can result in your Sim being hit by lightning, and iirc there are things that’ll increase the chance of getting hit, like being wet, being in a pool, holding an umbrella, etc. I’m not sure which game has the best thunderstorms though.
VRchat has some worlds with really good ambience, and typically they include rain and/or thunderstorms to some extent. You don’t actually need VR, you can play VRC on a normal monitor.
I’ve just realized that one of the things that Risk of Rain 2 is missing, is a persistent thunderstorm that gets stronger as the difficulty gets higher, lowering your visibility over time.
- Comment on Infinite Suffering 4 weeks ago:
People = bad?
People = bad!
- Comment on Only RAR product. I am buying 4 weeks ago:
$150 for the WinRAR bag. $250 for a varsity jacket. Look, the designs are cool, but it appears that once again I will not be paying for WinRAR.
(Besides, I use 7zip nowadays)
- Comment on Lucas Arts 5 weeks ago:
Their lightsaber sucks, mine’s way bigger. How can you expect to execute order 66 if your lightsaber is only 6 inches long?
- Comment on Comic by rusty_creates 5 weeks ago:
Shitting hell is one of my favorites.
What is shitting hell?
Is that where they glue you to a toilet and force feed you nothing but dried prunes and coffee?
What could warrant such a punishment?
What context IRL could warrant such an exclamation!?
- Comment on Nobel Prize in Lit 2024 5 weeks ago:
Why does everyone find the “hawk tuah” meme funny? It’s probably one of the lamest, most forced memes I’ve heard in a while.
- Comment on Comic by rusty_creates 5 weeks ago:
I dunno, those all sound like fun things to say. If you’re not having fun with profanity then what’s the point?
- Comment on 1st preserved dinosaur butthole is 'perfect' and 'unique,' paleontologist says 5 weeks ago:
But I just need you to know, chopping that final A off cloaca made me incredibly, viscerally uncomfortable.
You’re gonna regret giving me this level of power.
Sadly though, as wonderfully upsetting as it might be, I can’t take credit for that expression; I stole it from Jabroni Mike.
- Comment on 1st preserved dinosaur butthole is 'perfect' and 'unique,' paleontologist says 5 weeks ago:
The dinosaur’s derrière is so well preserved, researchers could see the remnants of two small bulges by its “back door,” which might have housed musky scent glands that the reptile possibly used during courtship — an anatomical quirk also seen in living crocodilians, said scientists who studied the specimen.
How do you know they weren’t testicles? I wonder if it’s possible that dinosaurs started out with external testes that migrated inward as the climate cooled.
None of the reproductive soft tissues (like a penis) were preserved. So the researchers can’t say whether the dinosaur was male or female. Even so, this dinosaur likely had copulatory sex, unlike some birds that bump butts when they do a “cloacal kiss” during reproduction, Vinther said.
Why? Too big? Body the wrong shape? Not flexible enough? I’m actually curious about this. It’s been a question I’ve had for a long time but I feel like I never get a satisfactory answer. I know a lot of paleontology is guesswork based on extant/recently extinct species, and that a lot of the guesses involve “cloacal kissing” due to the fact that most birds and many reptiles reproduce that way. However, theropods, the seemingly most likely candidate for the “cloacal kissing” route due to their suspected relationship with modern birds, had ridiculously big tails which were likely feathered. To me, that raises the question of whether or not theropods truly started the tradition of “raising tail” among birds, or if they were more like ducks but reduced tail size made obscenely large, prehensile penises obsolete because they could go cloac-to-cloac.
Also, since I did a quick Google search to try and find the answer before posting, here is some dino porn, courtesy of the BBC
- Comment on Don't forget Steve :) 5 weeks ago:
It’s zoboomafoo from PBS! It was my favorite show as a hatchling.
- Comment on Don't forget Steve :) 5 weeks ago:
screeches excitedly
I loved zoboomafoo!
Me, and you, and zoboomafoo~!
Come along, let’s see what’s new,
We’re doing the things that animals do!
Me, and you, and zoboomafoo~!
Come along, let’s see what’s new,
At animal junction, we’re waiting for you!
Zoboomafoo!
- Comment on Any game with a forced stealth section needs to have it as a warning so you know not to buy crap. 5 weeks ago:
I was reading your definition as being too specific. Imo enshittification is any time the relative average quality of a class of products or services decreases, either due to increased prices or decreased quality at the same price. This can be applied to a specific product or service, but can also describe a decline in quality across an industry.
- Comment on Any game with a forced stealth section needs to have it as a warning so you know not to buy crap. 5 weeks ago:
Without some serious mental gymnastics, forced stealth sections tend to just be bad design choices. Not every bad thing is the same kind of bad thing.
While I disagree with your comment on the definition of “enshittification”, I agree that forced stealth sections are just bad design. I remember those have been a thing for a long time now, and before then it was ice levels.
- Comment on The HELLDIVERS™^©®^³ 2 EULA is a URL 1 month ago:
Is an EULA presented this way considered binding? That seems really exploitable, like making people click hundreds of links to get to the real EULA so they don’t actually read it.
- Comment on Anon browses ancient memes 1 month ago:
“I’m old” vs “I MOLD”
I like the latter more.
- Comment on Bethesda, you just entered the no flight zone 1 month ago:
Dunno if it’s TES or Fallout that you’re into, but if it’s the former, check out the Beyond Skyrim project. It’s extremely ambitious, but they’re attempting to create the entirety of Tamriel as a series of Skyrim mods.
- Comment on Mr. Steal Your Girl 1 month ago:
“cowboy scoots”
I love this.
- Comment on Godot fork- Redot emerges after recent events within the Godot project. 1 month ago:
recent events within the godot project
What recent events? Why don’t you tell us what these recent events are? Would you, perhaps, care to expand on what these recent events might be? Because it seems like if you’re crying about that, then maybe you’re not a nice person.
